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Primer Ventures — Series A & Series B VC Firm

VC
Palo Alto, CaliforniaWebsite

Primer Ventures is a Series A, Series B, early-growth venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California investing in Other, Consumer, Real Estate. The firm has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
8 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Series A, Series B, early-growth
Sectors
Other, Consumer, Real Estate, Healthcare, Marketplace
HQ
Palo Alto, California
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-01

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Series A, Series B, early-growth

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Life science venture fund focused on early-stage investments in life science tools, molecular diagnostics and innovative therapeutics, with emphasis on genomics, proteomics and next-gen analytical equipment.

How Primer Ventures invests

Primer Ventures is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm invests at the Series A, Series B, early-growth stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, Real Estate, Healthcare, Marketplace.

Primer Ventures has backed 8 companies in our records, including Curio Bioscience, Takara Bio USA Holdings Inc, StyleShare.

Partners & Team

FP

Founding Partner (team not listed by name)

Managing Partner

Life science tools
Genomics
Proteomics
Molecular diagnostics

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Real Estate
Healthcare
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

CU

Curio Bioscience

Single-cell spatial profiling technology

TA

Takara Bio USA Holdings Inc

Acquired Curio Bioscience

ST

StyleShare

E-commerce / Fashion Tech·Seed·Primer Batch 1

A leading social media-driven fashion and beauty e-commerce platform in South Korea.

MY

MyRealTrip

Travel Tech·Seed·Primer Batch 2

A comprehensive travel-tech platform offering customized tours, activities, flights, and accommodations.

DA

Dailyhotel

Travel Tech / Hospitality·Seed·Primer Batch 4

A mobile booking platform specializing in luxury hotels, stays, and fine dining.

HO

Hogangnono

PropTech·Seed·Primer Batch 8

A real estate information and apartment-seeking platform providing real-time transaction data and neighborhood insights.

LU

Lunit

HealthTech / Artificial Intelligence·Seed·Primer Batch 4

An artificial intelligence software company developing deep learning-based medical image analysis tools for cancer diagnostics.

SO

Soomgo (Brave Mobile)

Gig Economy / Marketplace·Seed·Primer Batch 8

An open marketplace platform connecting local service professionals with customers.

How to pitch Primer Ventures
  • •Raising at Series A, Series B, early-growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, Real Estate — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Founding Partner (team not listed by name), Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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